Nine business-arts partnerships awarded BASA Supporting Grants

Last edited: December 06, 2011

Posted by Business and Arts South Africa

A total of nine business-arts partnerships have been awarded BASA Supporting Grants in the fourth cycle of the 2011/2012 financial year.

The diversity of projects and geographical spread is testament to the multiple manifestations of the business-arts nexus in South Africa.

They cover small-scale community projects, like the Tiakeni Pottery and Multi-Purpose Cooperative, sponsored by Mafade Trading, in Limpopo, to urban arts events, among them the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival sponsored by Standard Bank, RMB, Lufthansa, Northwards, RCME, Apollo Music Trust and Samro.

Once again, the geographical spread covers several provinces, including FlatFoot Dance Company (sponsored by NCP Alcohols) in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mahikeng Jazz Festival (MJF) in North West Province (sponsored by Mosegedi & Associates) and the Open House Architectural Tour – Adele de Santos Monograph Exhibition (sponsored by the Cement and Concrete Institute) in the Western Cape.

The value of a supporting grant is significantly more than the cash sum awarded.

Business and Arts South Africa’s Supporting Grant programme is designed to assist in activating sponsorship for a cross-section of arts projects in different regions of the country. This is done by providing financial support to a project that has come out of an already existing relationship between a business and arts organisation. In this way, the supporting grant helps leverage sponsorship for arts projects.

To apply for a BASA Supporting Grant, both the arts applicant and the sponsor must complete the application forms, which are designed to encourage the two partners to work together and identify areas of potential benefit. Business and Arts South Africa allocates funds to the project once it has assessed how the partnership benefits both the sponsor and the recipient.

The closing date for the next Business and Arts South Africa Supporting Grants cycle is 16 January 2012. Please visit www.basa.co.za for more information or email info@basa.co.za

See below for a full list of Supporting Grants awarded in this cycle.

Project: Flatfoot Dance Company
Sponsors: NCP Alcohols

Project: Maboneng – Alex Arts Experience
Sponsors: Edward Nathan Sonnenburg, Santam, Vibrations Media and Vibrations Studio

Project: Mahikeng Jazz Festival (MJF)
Sponsors: Mosegedi& Associates

Project: Musho Theatre Festival - PANSA
Sponsors: Daily News

Project: Open House Architectural Tour – Adele de Santos Monograph Exhibition
Sponsors: Cement and Concrete Institute

Project: Tshwane Youth Theatre production of Cinderella
Sponsors: Chamberlains, Nativa

Project: The SABT Air Products Alexandra Outreach Programme
Sponsors: Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Vox Datapro

Project: Tiakeni Pottery and Multi – Purpose Cooperative
Sponsors: Mafade Trading

Project: Johannesburg International Mozart Festival
Sponsors: Standard Bank, RMB, Lufthansa, Northwards, RCME, Apollo Music Trust and Samro

About Business and Arts South Africa NPC:

Business and Arts South Africa NPC is an internationally recognised South African development agency which incorporates the arts into, and contributes to, corporates' commercial success. With a suite of integrated programmes, Business and Arts South Africa NPC encourages mutually beneficial partnerships between business and the arts. Business and Arts South Africa NPC was founded in 1997 as a joint initiative of government and the business sector, to secure the future development of the arts industry in South Africa, through increased corporate sector involvement. Established as a Non Profit Company, Business and Arts South Africa NPC is accountable to both government and its business members.